Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

5 questions · 5 findings · 2 reviews · Airways

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 20%Low 4 · 80%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

All‐cause mortality · adults with bronchiectasis

1 finding from 1 review

Macrolide antibiotics for bronchiectasis 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 88 participants
Very low

All‐cause mortality · children with bronchiectasis

1 finding from 1 review

Macrolide antibiotics for bronchiectasis 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 42 participants
Low

All‐cause mortality · children with bronchiectasis

1 finding from 1 review

Macrolide antibiotics for bronchiectasis 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 34 participants
Low

Serious adverse events (including mortality) · adults and children with chronic asthma

Macrolides showed no clear difference in serious adverse events (including mortality) Weighted mean study… compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Macrolides versus placebo for chronic asthma 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.8 [0.49, 1.31]
8 studies · 854 participants
Low

All‐cause mortality · adults with bronchiectasis

1 finding from 1 review

Macrolide antibiotics for bronchiectasis 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
7 studies · 540 participants
Low